Improving railfreight flows between port and terminals 
To further optimise railfreight services between the port of Rotterdam (Netherlands) and the hinterland, the port authority has launched OnTrack. This device offers real-time insight into railfreight flows within the port and cargo handling at the terminals. At present, most... more
Japanese logistics provider orders 500 Street Scooters
A major order from the Far East: Japan-based Yamato has ordered 500 electric light utility vehicles from Street Scooter, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, to offer more environmentally friendly services. As part of the close development partnership between the two... more
Dnata expands into Belgium
Dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, is increasing its global footprint again. The company has launched operations in Belgium by opening a new cargo centre at Brussels Airport. The expansion into the Belgian capital represents an investment of EUR 8 million... more
CEO quits Jan de Rijk Logistics
Jan de Rijk Logistics announced that CEO Sebastiaan Scholte has decided to leave the company to pursue new opportunities. Scholte will be available to assist with the transition until 1 July. The outgoing CEO said: “It has been a great place to work and the decision to leave... more
New shuttle warehouse for fashion logistics specialist
The Osnabruck (Germany)-based fashion logistics specialist Meyer & Meyer is to focus more closely on automated solutions and has built a new, automated shuttle warehouse to fulfil that target. A storage and retrieval system, costing some EUR 11 million, has been... more
Bigger slice of freight cake for Swiss railway
The Swiss rail service provider BLS Cargo said it boosted its revenue by 15.8% to CHF 235 million and grew its profit by CHF 1.9 million to a total of CHF 5.4 million in 2018. The company operated 17,051 trains in 2018, a modest decrease vis-à-vis the 17,529 trains in 2017.... more
Dunkerque-Port forms new executive team
Emmanuelle Verger is to chair the board of trustees of Dunkerque-Port for five years term. The trustee board, meeting in its new configuration under the chairmanship of Michel Lalande, prefect of the Hauts-de-France region, held the election. Verger, who is currently the CFO... more
Preparing for Brexit
With Brexit looming ever larger, Broekman Logistics, a specialist for complex value added logistic solutions, is opening its new logistics campus in Venlo (Netherlands) ahead of time on 7 May. This will enable the company to create additional storage space at its Maasvlakte,... more
More hinterland traffic between Switzerland and Antwerp
At an event hosted by the Swiss Propeller Club, Antwerp Port Authority stated that Switzerland and the port of Antwerp are moving closer together. The Swiss railfreight operator Schweizerzug has been offering four round trips per week between Frenkendorf, near Basel, and the... more
UK network secures major new contract
UK-based logistics services provider Pall-Ex has moved its partnership with Staples into the fast lane after securing a major new contract with Graham The Plumbers’ Merchants. The two companies will provide full warehousing, fulfilment and distribution services for the... more